It's crucial that I kind of keep up, without drifting into the backslapping land of cliche and lifetime achievement awards.

I use the music almost as a compass in some kind of quasi-romantic way. I try and go to places that I'm intrigued by, and I take this music with me, using my name at the front.

My vocal style I haven't tried to copy from anyone. It just developed until it became the girlish whine it is today.

The kind of vocal exaggeration that I developed was based on what key songs were in.

The events between 1968 and 1980 were the kind of cornerstone for everything I've been able to do, they gave me the springboard.

I think The Song Remains The Same is such a load of old bollocks.

The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?...We are trying to communicate a fulfilled ideal...I am a reflection of what I sing. Sometimes I have to get serious because the things I've been through are serious...The way I see it, rock n' roll is folk music.